In late August 2023, based on meteorological forecasts from the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre and other sources, and in anticipation of severe humanitarian need, the ICRC took the decision to …
VISION The Surgical Learning Hub (SLH) and Global Network aim to reduce morbidity and mortality rates of weapon-wounded patients, improving the quality of hospital and surgical care provided in …
(Cairo - ICRC) The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and Al-Azhar University, one of the world’s oldest institutions of Islamic teaching, held a seminar on the “Principles of the …
It’s been exactly a year since the Hasanov family welcomed a new member – Farida and Israyil Hasanov’s third child. But instead of being able to celebrate the occasion, the family was in deep …
As a neutral, impartial, and independent humanitarian organization, we collaborate closely with the National Red Cross Societies in the region, as well as with authorities and individuals affected by …
The newsletter highlights the Delegation's activities in 2023 across Kenya, Tanzania, and Djibouti, focusing on strategic pillars and operational achievements. NEWSLETTER NAIROBI REGIONAL DELEGATION …
Statement Statement by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), delivered by Ms. Laetitia Courtois, Permanent Observer, at the United Nations Security Council Open Debate on Women, Peace …
23-04-2024 Algiers (ICRC) – On 22 and 23 April 2024, Mirjana Spoljaric, the president of the International Committee of the Red Cross, carried out an official visit to Algeria at the invitation of …
In adherence to our fundamental principles, we continued working in 2023 to protect the lives and dignity of individuals deprived of liberty, families of missing persons, people in mobility, and …
"Today, from the Democratic Republic of the Congo to Gaza, Sudan, Ukraine and Yemen, we are witnessing a global and collective failure to protect civilians in armed conflicts" says ICRC president …
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Created in 1863, the ICRC library, alongside the ICRC archives, provides an indispensable documentary reference on the organization itself and international humanitarian law.
International humanitarian law is based on a number of treaties, in particular the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional Protocols, and a series of other instruments.
Customary international humanitarian law consists of rules that come from "a general practice accepted as law" and that exist independent of treaty law.
